Agile

Word AGILE
Character 5
Hyphenation ag ile
Pronunciations /ˈæd͡ʒ.aɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Agile"

What do we mean by agile?

Characterized by quickness, lightness, and ease of movement; nimble. adjective

Mentally quick or alert. adjective

Nimble; having the faculty of quick motion; apt or ready to move; brisk; active: said of the mind as well as of the body.

Synonyms Nimble, Agile (see nimble), quick, lively, alert, supple, spry.

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active adjective

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue. adjective

Of or relating to Agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams. adjective

Mentally quick adjective

Moving quickly and lightly adjective

Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move

Characterised by quick motion

Of or relating to agile software development, a technique for iterative and incremental development of software involving collaboration between teams.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Agile

  • Antonyms for agile
  • Agile antonyms not found!

The word "agile" in example sentences

Throwing the term agile into any title and leading statement is fodder for dissenting options. ❋ Unknown (2008)

- "Ok, so you don't like the term agile … but I'm more than happy to use it to describe what I see is way forward for GIS mapping." ❋ Unknown (2008)

We decide to use the term agile to describe this new breed of, setting out the values and principles of these agile processes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's closely related to what they call agile (or rapid) program development. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I was only challenging the Blogger to his "Agile Mapping" title and the first line of information that suggested that with this example we were to conclude "agile mapping is where we need to be" … Throwing the term agile into any title and leading statement is fodder for dissenting options. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Another level could be called "agile big data," whose concern is solving a different class of problems and allows more experimentation. ❋ Dan Woods (2011)

The terms agile or waterfall tend to be used rather than any mention of Toyota (although I am aware of one source that talks about kanban software development) but the concepts of managing by walking around, standardized work, the worker stopping the assembly line, the extended supplier community supplying parts just in time and so forth sounds a lot like community forums, rapid application development, ❋ Dennis Byron (2010)

He is the guy they think of when they used the word agile - responsive, adaptable to new requirements. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And I thought it was worth mentioning that General Franks used the word "agile" -- am I hearing the sirens going off there? ❋ Unknown (2003)

Unless you’re equating premature release with agile, which shouldn’t be the case unless agile is poorly implemented (which, unfortunately, it frequently is). ❋ Unknown (2007)

"I … believe they're what's called the agile honker," he said slowly. ❋ Dozois, Gardner (2006)

He is quick and agile, which is something we banked on. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The result has been that a great many of the so-called "agile implementations" around the world are only agile in name, or what has been called Half-Arsed Agile. ❋ Forbes (2011)

A growing number of companies are exploring the idea of agile operations. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In product development, for example, Mr. Ries is an enthusiast of so-called agile programming methods, which emphasize rapid development, small teams and constant improvement. ❋ By STEVE LOHR (2010)

The mid-career program aims to give agency VPs and their ilk a crash course in developing what the ICA calls agile brand solutions. ❋ Simon Houpt (2010)

Cross Reference for Agile

  • Agile cross reference not found!

What does agile mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Book Name Author
The Rule E-Book Maggie Cole
Scoring Devotion E-Book Lexy Timms
Breaking Good E-Book Madeline Ash
The Next Girl E-Book Carla Kovach
Explicitly Yours E-Book Jessica Hawkins
Best IOS App Reviews